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Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 amp settings — Yamaha GA15II

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2”, dialed in for a Yamaha GA15II with a PRS SE Custom 24. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — iconic guitar solo

Original rig

1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (P-90s, neck pickup) plugged direct into console, heavily compressed/gated, then re-amped through a Mesa Boogie Mark I

Hollow, vocal-like sustained neck-pickup overdrive with heavy compression and studio plate reverb

Amp settings — Yamaha GA15II

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (MXR Dyna Comp style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential for Gilmour's signature infinite sustain

Output 8 · Sensitivity 7

02Smooth Overdrive (Boss BD-2 or TS-style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; emulates the warm re-amped Mesa/Boogie Mark I breakup

Level 7 · Tone 5 · Gain 6

Why these settings

The GA15II's small speaker and solid-state drive circuit sound harsh when pushed, so keep it on Clean to serve as a platform for recommended compression and smooth OD. Because your PRS SE Custom 24 has full humbuckers rather than the P-90 single-coils used on the original, keep the amp's Treble around 5 and roll the guitar tone knob down slightly to 8 to preserve clarity without becoming muddy. The GA15II faceplate features Gain, Clean/Drive switch, Volume, Treble, Middle, and Bass with no Presence or Reverb controls.

PRO TIPPick with a fleshy, controlled attack near the fretboard edge to recreate the thick 'flute-like' bloom and sustain of Gilmour's re-amped Goldtop solo.

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